Application of Economics & Social Psychology to Improve Opioid Prescribing

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

There is a lack of evidence that long-term opioid use offers benefit for noncancer pain and an abundance of evidence of harm. The objective of the R21 pilot phase of the Application of Economics & Social psychology to improve Opioid Prescribing Safety (AESOPS) is to develop and test novel behavioral nudges to encourage adherence to pain and CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing for persons with noncancer pain. Interventions will leverage the electronic health record (EHR) to discourage unnecessary opioid prescribing through the application of "behavioral insights"-empirically-tested social and psychological interventions that affect choice.

Clinical Trial Description

There is a lack of evidence that long-term opioid use offers benefit for noncancer pain and an abundance of evidence of harm. In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the "CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain" to encourage safe and effective alternatives to opioids, discontinuation of opioids when patients do not resume normal activities and prudent dosing strategies. However, poor guideline adherence is a general concern and may impede uptake. Our prior studies have used insights from behavioral economics and social psychology to increase guideline adherence. The objective of the R21 pilot phase of the Application of Economics & Social psychology to improve Opioid Prescribing Safety (AESOPS) is to develop and test novel behavioral nudges to encourage adherence to pain and CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing for persons with noncancer pain. At the time of opioid prescribing, clinicians will be prompted with an EHR nudge when the prescribing history for the patient falls into one of the following three mutually exclusive categories: Opioid naïve, At-risk for long term use, or Long-term opioid recipient. The primary outcome is average weekly morphine milligram equivalents (MME) prescribed per-clinician. ;

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Opioid Use, Unspecified

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03773484
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Southern California
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	March 25, 2019
Completion date	November 30, 2019

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Application of Economics & Social Psychology to Improve Opioid Prescribing Safety (AESOPS): R21 Pilot Phase — AESOPS

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